Huawei FreeBuds Pro 5 vs AirPods 5 with Active Noise Cancellation vs Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro Standard
 Huawei FreeBuds Pro 5 |  AirPods 5 with Active Noise Cancellation |  Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro Standard | |
| The short answer | About the same Huawei's flagship wireless noise-cancelling earbuds, built around NearLink connection and AI-aware ANC. IP57 earbuds and about 5 to 6 hours per charge with ANC on. | About the same An open-fit earbud with Active Noise Cancellation up to 1.5x stronger than AirPods 4, the H2 chip and IP57 protection. It pairs easily with iPhone. | About the same These are China-model specs. Buds 5 Pro comes in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi versions with different battery and codec support, so check which version you want first. |
| China price | No price yet | No price yet | ¥849Xiaomi Store · Checked 11-05 07:37 |
| US price (pre-tax) | Not sold in the US | $129Apple · Checked 11-05 03:05 | Not sold in the US |
| Gap (US pre-tax) | — | — | — |
| What differs between versions | |||
| China vs US version | CN China-market version sold on Huawei's China site US No official US sale | — | — |
| Apple Intelligence-related | — | CN Rollout depends on regulatory approval US US page lists Live Translation and Siri AI; Siri AI is rolling out in English | — |
| Key specs | |||
| Noise cancelling | Active noise cancelling, call noise reduction, dynamic noise reduction, Transparency | Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency, Adaptive Audio | Supported (battery figures listed for ANC on and off) |
| Battery (earbuds) | About 8-9 hours ANC off, 5-6 hours ANC on (depends on mode) | Up to 5 hours with ANC enabled, 7 hours with noise control off (per Apple) | 8h Bluetooth version, 10h Wi-Fi version (music playback) |
| Battery (with case) | About 33-38 hours ANC off, 22-25 hours ANC on with the case | Up to 22 hours with ANC enabled (with Wireless Charging Case, per Apple) | 40h ANC off, 23h ANC on (earbuds + case, music playback) |
| Codecs | SBC, AAC, L2HC, LDAC; no LHDC or Apt-X | AAC only (no LDAC or aptX support) | AAC / SBC / aptX Lossless / aptX Adaptive; LC3 on some models |
| Water resistance | Earbuds IP57, case IP54 | IP57 (dust, sweat and water resistant) | IP54 (earbuds) |
| Case charging | USB Type-C, wireless charging up to 5 W | USB-C (also Apple Watch charger and Qi-certified chargers; speaker for Find My) | Type-C |
| Multipoint | Bluetooth dual-device connection; multi-device connection needs HarmonyOS 3.0+ Huawei phones or tablets | Automatic switching between Apple devices on the same Apple ID; not simultaneous Bluetooth multipoint | Bluetooth multipoint connection with two devices |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 6.0, NearLink E2.0 | — | — |
| Weight | About 5.5 g per earbud, case about 43 g | — | — |
| Spatial audio | — | Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking | — |
| Controls | — | Force sensor with volume swipe | — |